January is Eyecare Month. In honor of this observance, we’ll be sharing a three-part video series about how eye exams can show signs of health conditions, like diabetes.
Team Type 1’s Kyle Rose was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 16 years old. He was originally thought to have the flu. When he began experiencing fluctuating vision, he went to see his eye doctor who immediately recognized signs of diabetes and recommended he get tested for diabetes.
In this video, Dr. Sasha Penn, with EyeCare Associates of San Francisco, explains why diabetes would have caused changes to Kyle’s vision.
For more information about EyeCare Associates of San Francisco, check out their website at www.eyecaresf.com.
About Team Type 1 and VSP Vision Care
Team Type 1 is a group of athletes living with diabetes. The team includes professional race teams, a triathlon team and a development team. Team Type 1 strives to instill hope and inspiration for people around the world affected by diabetes. VSP® Vision Care is proud to be their exclusive eyecare and eyewear provider.
January 5, 2010
Thank you for sharing this expanse of knowledge. I hope that non-diabetics follow your lead. Celebrating 50 years with juvenile diabetes, my eyes continue to be healthy considering my age of 52.
A. K. Buckroth
Sacramento, CA
Hi A.K.,
Thanks for your comment. It’s great to hear your eyes are still healthy after 50 years!
Melissa
Oh, you are VERY welcome! Strange as this comment may sound, I can actually boast about my adventurous life with diabetes. For instance, after contacting the Joslin Clinic this morning, my 50-year medal is in the mail!!! Also, my autobiography commemorating these fifty years is in publication at this time. I need to get the word out that Diabetes Is NOT a Death-Sentence!
Best regards…AK.